|
|
Article: Food allergies mean back-to-school jitters for millions of students and their parents: life-altering epidemic now afflicts one in 25 Americans.
- Article from:
- Townsend Letter: The Examiner of Alternative Medicine
- Article date:
- November 1, 2007
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 2007 The Townsend Letter Group. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
|
The incidence of food allergy has skyrocketed, doubling in the last ten years, and scientists aren't sure why. More than 12 million Americans--one in 25--are caught up in this life-altering epidemic. Among them are 2.2 million school-age children. For them, as well as for their parents, back-to-school is an especially anxious time. That's because food allergy is not the harmless, whimsical condition some people still seem to think it is.
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]
"Food allergy is serious, and it's life-threatening," says Anne Munoz-Furlong, founder and CEO of the Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network (FAAN). "Just one bite of the wrong food can bring on ...